I have several small colourless/red bumps on my skin about that appear to be amelanotic melanoma?

I am a 38-year old caucasian male. I have had a small, colourless bump on my arm for more than a year, I never really thought much of it, until a few days ago, when I noticed that I had several colourless or red bumps on both of my arms and hands. So far I have counted six bumps, each of them are approximately 1.5-2mm wide.

These bumps exactly look like the pictures of amelanotic melanomas that I have found online.

There where other cases of cancer in my family (aunts, uncles), including skin cancer. I have been living in a tropical country for the past six years, hence my arms are regularly exposed to the sun.

I have an appointment with a skin specialist this Thursday, but I would like to know how worried I really have to be. Because given the fact that these bumps are spreading, I am panicking right now.

Responses (1)

The fact the original bump hasn't enlarged but you are getting more, I'd wonder about it being something other than cancer. I have a few colorless bumps on my arms that I've had as long as I can remember. They don't grow or I don't get any more. While I don't live in a tropical climate, I was an avid swimmer so I was in the sun every day. The dr will check it and tell you what it is, maybe biopsy. Until then try not to get over excited about it and stop looking on the internet.